Gallery: Minnesota Duluth celebrates its second NCAA title
Scenes from Minnesota Duluth’s celebration after defeating Notre Dame for the 2018 NCAA championship in St. Paul, Minn.
Scenes from Minnesota Duluth’s celebration after defeating Notre Dame for the 2018 NCAA championship in St. Paul, Minn.
Bulldogs coach Scott Sandelin depended on leadership from captain Karson Kuhlman during periods of learning and in times of difficulty.
Photos from Minnesota Duluth’s 2-1 victory over Notre Dame in the 2018 NCAA Frozen Four championship game in St. Paul, Minn.
Kobe Roth suffered a fractured tibia in the first period Saturday, but linemates Jade Miller and Billy Exell added captain Karson Kuhlman to the mix and contributed a goal.
“We haven’t been able to find that third goal, for whatever reason,” Duluth coach Scott Sandelin said. “I was hoping tonight would be [the night].”
For most of the national championship game, the Irish struggled to simply get the puck into the offensive zone.
The Bulldogs won all four of their NCAA tournament games by one goal, including the last three by 2-1 scores.
In five postseason games before Saturday’s national championship, the Irish had managed to find a way to win one-goal games in spite of being dead even with opponents in third-period scoring.
Our guests on the March 20 edition of USCHO Live! are members of ESPN’s NCAA regionals coverage. We’ll be joined by these scheduled guests: Sean Ritchlin, previewing the West Region at 8:15 p.m. EDT; John Buccigross, East Region at 8:30; Billy Jaffe, Northeast Region at 9:00; and Colby Cohen, Midwest Region at 9:15.
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Here’s how USCHO writers see Saturday’s Frozen Four championship game playing out.
It’s the Team of Destiny versus the Cardiac Kids for the 2018 national title on Saturday (photo: Melissa Wade).
Adam Gaudette, the NCAA Division I men’s leader with 30 goals and 60 points, was named the 2018 Hobey winner on Friday (photo: Melissa Wade).
Players from Minnesota Duluth and Notre Dame participated in autograph sessions before the presentations of the Hockey Humanitarian Award, the Hobey Baker Award and the Mike Richter Award.
Minnesota senior goalie Sidney Peters was honored Friday as the 23rd recipient of the Hockey Humanitarian Award (photo: Jim Rosvold).
A sophomore, Cale Morris leads the country in save percentage (.944) and victories (27) (photo: Jim Rosvold).
Our guests on the March 20 edition of USCHO Live! are members of ESPN’s NCAA regionals coverage. We’ll be joined by these scheduled guests: Sean Ritchlin, previewing the West Region at 8:15 p.m. EDT; John Buccigross, East Region at 8:30; Billy Jaffe, Northeast Region at 9:00; and Colby Cohen, Midwest Region at 9:15.
Listen live or on-demand: http://www.uscho.com/uscho-live/2018/03/19/march-20-uscho-live-previews-the-ncaa-regionals-with-espns-buccigross-cohen-jaffe-and-ritchlin/
Notre Dame had the ice at the Xcel Energy Center for practice on Friday.
Minnesota Duluth took the ice for Friday practice at the Frozen Four.
Things got off to a rocky start for the Bulldogs, but the seniors provided a steady hand.
Senior Jordan Gross has transformed himself from an offensive defenseman to a legitimate two-way defender.